Combined bathtub and shower stall
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the top and front of a combined bathtub and shower stall showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is another perspective view taken from the top, front and left side thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6--6 of FIG. 5 with only a portion of the shower enclosure shown;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7--7 of FIG. 5 with only a portion of the shower enclosure shown; and
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of a second embodiment thereof.
The fragmentary broken line representations of whirlpool jet wells in FIGS. 2 and 5-8, of holes in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5-8, of door handles in FIGS. 1-4, and of walls in FIGS. 1 and 2 are for the purpose of illustration only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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- British Catalogue of Plastics 1948, p. 88, top right item. House & Home, Sep. 1956, p. 123, "Shower Stalls" item. A two page undated Kermi ad for the "Isofalt" combination tub and shower doors (admitted prior art). An undated ad for the "Comfort Corner" bathtub (admitted prior art). A Teuco ad, undated, for two designs of corner bathtubs with shower enclosures (Exhibits 3a and 3b) (admitted prior art). An undated ad for the "Duschwanne Model 701" corner shower stall (admitted prior art). A three page undated Alsons ad for the "Aquasphere 360" shower enclosure (admitted prior art).
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 11, 1988
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 1991
Assignee: Kohler Co. (Kohler, WI)
Inventors: Todd D. Dannenberg (Sheboygan, WI), Keith L. Poulson (Canyon Country, CA)
Primary Examiner: James R. Largen
Law Firm: Quarles & Brady
Application Number: 7/142,875